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Nursing Home Abuse NewsArchive for October, 2006Illinois Nursing Home Violations for July, 2006Monday, October 30th, 2006. Springfield, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health today announced the following type “A” violations of the Nursing Home Care Act were cited during the month of July. An “A” violation, which is the most serious licensure violation imposed by the state, pertains to a condition in which there ... [More >>] Eden Park Nursing Home: Immediate Corrections NeededSunday, October 29th, 2006. Glens Falls, NY - There are 40 residents on a floor in the four story building at 170 Warren St. in Glens Falls known as the Eden Park Health Care Center which has a capacity for 120 patients. On holidays and weekends there are frequently only three or four staffers ... [More >>] Daytona Beach Nursing Home Given Stern Warning By StateFriday, October 27th, 2006. Daytona Beach, FL - The Horizon Healthcare Center on South Nova Road has 120 residents. Soon, the state could force it to stop admitting any more people. According to the Agency for Healthcare Administration, the warning is about as stern as it gets. State officials said they rarely have to crack ... [More >>] Nurse’s aide found guilty of 4 counts of patient abuseThursday, October 26th, 2006. Honolulu, HI - A state court jury has found a former employee of a Honolulu nursing care facility guilty of abuse of elderly patients. Maria Cobar, 39, a certified nurse's aide, will be sentenced Nov. 6 on four counts of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person. Each misdemeanor count could ... [More >>] Hospital, nursing home abused ex-cop, suit sezMonday, October 23rd, 2006. New York, NY - A retired NYPD detective died three years ago today after months of persistent bed sores and infections - and a lawsuit blames elder abuse and neglect at the hands of a Brooklyn nursing home and hospital. Abraham Ticknor was 87 when he died at Maimonides Medical Center ... [More >>] Plainfield nurse charged with using patients’ pain medicineSaturday, October 21st, 2006. Barre, VT - A Plainfield nurse with a history of drug abuse could spend five years in prison for allegedly ingesting narcotic pain medications intended for nursing home patients under her care. Margie Yoder, 56, admitted to investigators in August that she had illegally tampered with fentanyl patches affixed to elderly ... [More >>] Nursing Assistant is Sent to Jail on Assult, Battery, and Failure to Appear ChargesFriday, October 20th, 2006. Boston, MA - A former nursing assistant who is charged with abusing an elderly Alzheimer's patient at a Swampscott nursing home in 1990 was sentenced to jail time after he pleaded guilty to abusing patients at a Lynn nursing home, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced today. Richard Elton Rudy, 50, pleaded ... [More >>] Abuse at adult home: suitTuesday, October 17th, 2006. New York, NY - A Canarsie adult home recruiter preyed on helpless mentally disabled residents, stealing thousands of dollars from them and placing them in "unnecessary or inappropriate" facilities, a federal lawsuit filed last month charges. Employees at New South Shore Manor covered up for Blossom Helena Glass Reyes, who also ... [More >>] Police: Nursing Home Worker Assaulted Elderly PatientMonday, October 16th, 2006. Atlanta, GA - Channel 2 Action News has learned a nursing home worker is charged today with battery for allegedly assaulting an 80-year-old patient. The elderly woman says the attendant hit her, tossed her around and even threw feces at her. The incident allegedly happened at a facility on Butner Road ... [More >>] Suspect elderly abuse? Use hot linesSaturday, October 14th, 2006. Jackson, MS - If you suspect someone in a nursing home or licensed care facility is being abused, neglected or exploited, call the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, 1 800-852-8341 or (601) 359-4220; the Mississippi Department of Health, division of licensure and certification, 1-800-227-7308; or the Long Term Care ... [More >>] Bad Behavior has blocked 403 access attempts in the last 7 days. |
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